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    Strong Men.
    Strong Man -Tom Lyons could lift three
    hundred weight with one hand.
    Fast Runners- Denis Mack who lived
    in Tulla could run three miles
    in a quarter of an hour.
    Good Walker.Dan Murphy could get up at five o'clock,and walk from Limerick to Tulla and back again in an hour.
    Good Jumper- Tom Keehan could jump ten feet with a scythe in one hand.
    Good Mower -Tom Neylon could mow
    an acre of hay before
    his nine o'clock
    breakfast.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Clune
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymacloon North, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Clune
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballymacloon North, Co. Clare